Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,

I’m a parent and a teacher and more often then not I wish I could put a little bit of my brain into the young minds God has put under my care. It would save them a lot of time and money not making the same mistakes I did.

We can’t physically put our brain in their heads but we can teach them to model our pattern of thinking.

I can only imagine God thinking the same about us.

I believe that’s why Paul directed by the Holy Spirit spoke these words:

Your perspective directs how you act. If you think something is good for you, typically you will pursue it. If your mind tells you it’s bad typically you will do whatever it takes to avoid it.

So to act like Christ we must think like Christ. And to think like Christ we must know how He thinks.

In Philippians 2:6-8 Paul does just that.

You are never entitled to a gift

6 who, though he was in the form of God,did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited

Jesus deserves glory. He is worthy of our praises. But He willingly gave up His equality with God.

We should live with an open-handed mentality that says whatever God asks of me He can have.

You are called to Serve

7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form,

Jesus spent Hsi short life on this earth serving and He calls us to do the same. He told His disciples that He came to serve and not to be served. But He didn’t leave it there told them that this was an example that they should do as He had done for them.

We are to follow Jesus example of servanthood.

You are called to Humble obedience

8 he humbled himselfand became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.

No one would ever volunteer to die on a cross. Not only was a cruel death, but it was also a humiliating death. But Jesus humbly accepted the Task. He didn’t have to, He chose to.

We should never act as if we are too good for whatever task God calls us to. Our attitude should not change just because we are not recognized our given a leading position. We should humbly accept the task given to us by our Heavenly father.

You are called to think like Christ

Thinking like Christ means you act like Christ. So now that you know, go put it into practice.